4-year-old boy dies after being pulled from lake in Blackstone

BLACKSTONE — State and local police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy who was pulled from Lake Hiawatha about 5 p.m. Sunday.

Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. said in a news release that the boy and his parents were visiting friends on St. Germaine Avenue.

The boy was reported missing and a search of the neighborhood began. About 20 minutes later, the child was found in the lake and CPR was started. Arriving first responders, including Blackstone police and EMS, took the boy to Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I., where he was pronounced dead.